Indications for the HPV vaccine in adolescents: A review of the literature

Summary: Background: The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) was created to abrogate the risk that the virus presents for the development of cervical cancers. The prevalence of HPV infection among healthy individuals is significant (20%). We performed a review of the literature published in...

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Main Authors: Gláucia Resende Soares, Rúbia da Rocha Vieira, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer, Glauco Issamu Miyahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411400149X